Former CIA chief John Brennan doubled down Sunday on his charge that President Donald Trump has engaged in “treasonous” behavior, calling on Congress to block his attempts to strip other intelligence officials of their security clearances, AFP reported.

US President Donald Trump during a speech on Tuesday said he is going to amend his immigration policy after consultations with Congress because he does not want children “taken away from their parents”.

The Left Party’s congress, which took place in Leipzig over the weekend, was dominated by a bitter conflict over refugee policy. The dispute erupted after Left Party parliamentary group leader Sahra Wagenknecht addressed the congress on Sunday. By a slim majority of 250 to 249 delegates, the congress voted for a one-hour debate on Wagenknecht’s anti-refugee line.

On Tuesday, US sources revealed that President Donald Trump’s administration, which is working on increasing arms exports, has asked Congress to review the sale of more than 12,000 precision munitions to the Saudi and UAE allies.

In a campaign stop three days before a crucial special election for Congress, Donald Trump advocated the death penalty for drug dealers in the course of an hour-long rambling campaign style speech where he bashed television anchors, unveiled his re-election slogan and discussed nuclear arms negotiations with North Korea. He also mentioned the Republican candidate whom he endorsed.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said Sunday that the Democrats would seek to introduce a provision to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who heads the Justice Department’s Russia investigation, to the budget resolution that is under consideration by Congress.

Mikhail Bogdanov, special envoy of Russian president in Near East and states of Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, discussed preparation of the Congress of Syrian national dialogue in Sochi with Riyad Haddad, ambassador of Syria to Moscow, reports TASS news agency.